Videos
Green Chemistry Cleans Water
Professor of Chemistry Terry Collins talks about using green chemistry to clean water.
The First Green Chemistry Law In The World
California Department of Toxic Substances Control Director Maureen Gorsen explains how, by using wiki technology, California shares with the public at large its mandate to create Green Chemistry regulations . Director Gorsen also instructs wiki users on how to participate in this innovative approach to advancing California's green product revolution. California is implementing the first body of green chemistry law in the world and DTSC, the agency charged with its implementation is making history by writing the regulations on real time along with stakeholders and the people of the State of California.
An Introduction To Green Chemistry
DTSC Acting Director, Maziar Movassaghi, talks about the California Green Chemistry Initiative.
Chemerical: REDEFINING CLEAN
From the creator of the award winning film “Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home” (Sundance Channel, Super Channel) comes a shocking tale about the products we use to clean our homes and bodies. “Chemerical” explores the life cycle of everyday householder cleaners and hygiene products to prove that, thanks to our clean obsession, we are drowning in sea of toxicity.
Rick Smith – Regulations and Testing
Rick Smith further explores how your house hold chemicals are regulated and tested.
Lewis Gordon Pugh: Utilizing Extremes
Lewis Gordon Pugh has swum in every ocean in the world, and was the first person to swim at the North Pole, where the waters are below zero degrees centigrade (which is the freezing point for fresh water). Pugh uses his extreme swimming feats to shed light on issues of worldwide importance such as global warming.
The William Kamkwamba story: Moving Windmills
William Kamkwamba was 14 when he built a windmill from scrap parts in order to provide enough electricity to power 4 lightbulbs and 2 radios in his home in his tiny village in Malawi. Kamkwamba’s story first came into the global spotlight when he spoke at the TED conference. He recently did a followup TED talk.